The Brooding Lizard

For years, I was an outcast coz I was not a part of the community.

Everyone was busy doing it but I indulged in things that those of the community couldn’t do.

I don’t mind being a loner instead of having multitude of friends.

The games they played were different from the games I played.

I was told to join the 21st Century and join the community.

That I’d have plenty of friends who’ve since been converted over.

3 years of resistance have worn my barrier down.

The pressure and the attacks got worse.

I think ‘nagging’ would be the correct term instead of ‘attacks’.

They came from near and far to convert me.

Now that I’ve joined, I’m still quite the loner.

Bizarre ain’t it?

There are millions connected thru this community yet I’m still alone…

Ah well, I shall live as destiny and fate have laid it out for me.

I have searched for those, I was acquainted with, who were part of the early mass converts.

To my disdain, some assume another character or personality whilst in this community.

I decided to postpone my search.

Go undercover, lie low and gauge the situation.

I have chosen a lonely path.

I was told that I would have dozens of friends when I joined.

Perhaps, these ppl (who tried to convert me) were preaching lies?

Do they get a commission? I hope not and it’ll be unlikely so.

I shall hereby welcome my Lizzy self to the 21st Century.

The reception is a bit cold, sparse and disappointing.

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I  hear crickets…

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When I got the news yesterday that Mexico had been hit by an earthquake, it got my Lizzy mind churning. I spent the remainder of the day and also this morning thinking about these things. Drawing up mad theories and ascertaining mentally and so on.

Here are the pieces of facts that kept rolling in my Lizzy brain,

• Haiti earthquake occurred 12 January 2010; herein known as Quake 1
• Chile earthquake occurred 27 February 2010; herein known as Quake 2
• Mexico was hit 5 April 2010; herein known as Quake 3
• All 3 locations triangulate off each other (not sure if you understand me here)
• All occurred within 3 months of each other (do not count calendar months pls)
• Quake 2 occurred 56 days after Quake 1
• Quake 3 occurred 19 days from Quake 2 and 75 days after Quake 1

So here’s where my mind became a bit more conspiratorial (or screwed).

The San Andreas fault line has lain dormant for a number of years now. Some of you will say,”The San What What LINE?!”. Just click on the link and go to the wiki page and read about it if you haven’t done so already. “What’s this fault line to do with my hypotheses?” is what some of you will ask now. There may be some of you who would have already figured  out my drift.

The San Andreas fault line lies in the state of California. If it does shift, California will be totally devastated. They couldn’t cope with Katrina and this will totally challenge the already severely challenged budget of the US government treasury. Quake 4 will probably occur in California or if not some part of USA. How equipped and ready are the Americans? Quake 4 hurt a lot of Insurance Companies for sure. This is assuming if affected parties did sign up for the earthquake damage option.

When will Quake 4 occur? I can’t give you a proper date. Even Nostradamus was wrong  in some of his predictions. It may be soon, it may be later. But the other drift of this post is to highlight that the quakes are getting more and more hazardous. With higher casualties and slower recovery rates…

It may come to be… It may not but as I said, it’s a hypotheses and a theory of my Lizzy mind.

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The Biggest Loser is the latest reality TV series which has hit the screens and still remains hot though it being several seasons already. I must say that I do follow the series when able. Over the years, there have been many reality TV series that have hit the screens.

1. Survivor
2. Big Brother
3. The Apprentice
4. Amazing Race
5. American Idol
6. Britain’s Got Talent
7. X-Factor
8. So You Think You Can Dance?
9. Dancing with the Stars

Most of these have a celebrity version. I do wonder if The Biggest Loser will ever have a celebrity version. If so, I do think Oprah should join. What do you think?

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Many of you should remember the case about the Singaporean Malay model, Kartika, who was caught drinking beer. The most memorable thing about be that she was sentenced to be caned and the case has been reviewed more times than I could remember. The idiotic thing is that unnecessary persons also got involved in the case. This is such a typical case of being busybody.

It shamed me to learn that Msia has succumbed to Worldly/Political Pressure. The Judicial system of Msia is utterly useless and spineless. Why? They have decided to hand the model a Community Service sentence instead for 3 weeks. The earlier caning judgement has been overturned.

Couple of months ago, some women were caned as they were caught having extramarital sex. I do wonder why is it that the government went through all the trouble to cane those women and have it publicised BUT decided to chicken out on this case.

It does make me wonder if ‘gifts’ were given for the sentence to be changed… And if so how much and in what form? I cannot help but speculate this after all I am the Brooding Lizard. Heh…

Msia has hit another low. It seems that high profile cases usually involving a foreign person is hushed up. Or their sentence overturned or commuted with something else. Sometimes these cases go awry and do drag on for all eternity. Which cases do I refer to? Think about it.  Altantuyaa murder case, Boonsoom Boonyanit in the Adorna Land Fraud case and Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand for the Teoh Beng Hock case; just to cite a few examples.

Bottom-line is that Msia has no back-bone of its own! Other countries such as China and Singapore do carry out their sentences without succumbing to foreign pressure. So why can’t Msia? Weak and Corrupt government.

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P/S: Couldn’t do proper linking like I normally do. That’s why I just paste the link addresses there. Something wrong somewhere. T.T

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It’s only the 2nd week of 2010 and yet Msia is again hot in the middle of a fiasco. We’ve hit international headlines on every level for quite a while now and this year has started of with little difference.

The MACC (Malaysian Anti Corruption Committee Commission) has had its reputation as a supposed ‘neutral’ party shattered. They’re now facing murder charges for the murder of Teoh Beng Hock. Rather than fight the fair fight (but then again everything about this country isn’t fair), the MACC lodge a report against Dr. Pornthip. Dr. Pornthip is definitely more qualified than any of the bozos in this country hands down.

Then we have a flood of letters to the editor and articles which were published in the local newspaper complaining about the island state. The local newspapers were supposed to have been ‘sold’ to other parties who supposedly have no link to the previous owners who were BN, MCA, etc. But from what I see and read, the newspaper remains a tool of executing and inflicting wounds.

The stolen Jet Engines is another laughable occurrence. How can the damned MACC make us believe that only 2 persons stole a pair of jet engines! It is totally absurd. Like how these ppl say it and how I think it. A jet engine is huge and heavy, it is impossible that a businessman and an air-force personnel are able to move them undetected. Maybe these men are descendants of Hercules? The whole army is corrupt along-with the beautiful government who has Najib at the helm. The engines were stolen months ago and it took them about 4 months b4 the army decided to report the theft! Do you turn up at 9.45pm when your flight is clearly at 7.30am?! They’re supposedly to have been sold to a party in Argentina.

Then we have the latest thing which takes the cake and revolves around the word Allah. The Herald used the word Allah and was reprimanded. The court told the Roman Catholic body that they could use it; because of that the government and all the fanatics jump on the band wagon to appeal the decision. Firstly, the government is supposed to be a ‘neutral’ body as well but why are they behaving with such immaturity? Since when was a word sanctioned for only one group’s use? Islam is not the oldest religion in the world. Besides, did anyone know that Hindus and Christians have been using the word Allah way b4 Prophet Muhammad founded Islam?

Those on the bandwagon have done the outright genius thing of torching some churches. I got news that cars who had any Christian decorations like car stickers were badly vandalised in Bangsar. Only one group has put a severed cow’s head on the front of a Hindu Temple alongside the above act. Non-Malays have not gone to splash public areas and mosques with pigs blood so why are they behaving as such? It makes no sense. Plus tonight, all the mosques are holding ceramahs or public talks on the topic.

I do wonder which scapegoat will they select to take the wrap. Personally, I think that a few instigated the whole thing but the real guys will never be sacrificed as they’re too useful. Will ISA apply to these ppl? If no action is taken then it sends a message that it is alright for anyone to desecrate any place of worship.

I would certainly like some explanation as to why the top guy, Najib, used the damned slogan of 1 Malaysia. To many of us, it is not 1 Malaysia but rather 1 Malay(sia) – 1 Religion, 1 People, 1 Race. Do not forget that our last PM, Pak Lah, who’s grandfather was a CHINESE MUSLIM from Hainan Island, China. Few Malays in this country can truly claim they’re pure Malays. In truth, their lineage is one big melting pot. Why is it that this country claims itself to be a democracy and a peaceful multicultural nation BUT discriminates heavily?!

Democracy is dead in Malaysia and will be replaced by dictatorial rule. Msia is now the laughing stock of the world. Many FDIs are reluctant to come into Msia coz of the useless current BN government. They’re heading to Vietnam and even Indonesia which was once shunned but is now rising to the occasion faster than Msia is. Analysts have more confidence in the Rupiah than they do the Ringgit. This country is going to the dogs! Be prepared for a potential May 13.

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